Totally Awesome Facts You Never Knew – Part 1

 

They say that knowledge is power. We don’t know how powerful these facts will make you as you probably won’t be able to turn your enemies to stone with just a glance or be able to walk through walls or anything. But, what you WILL be able to do is thoroughly impress and entertain your friends and family once you read this post. You won’t believe some of this stuff. Look out for part 2 coming soon!

Check out part 2 below:
15 Totally Awesome Facts You Never Knew – Part 2

 

Would you believe that Quentin Tarantino once had a small part as an Elvis impersonator in The Golden Girls?

tarantino elvis
ChronologicalSnobbery

 

‘Conversation Hearts’ were created in the 1860s and they’re still very popular today!

conversation hearts
KeiraLennox

 

Even though China has a population of over 1 billion, its people only have around 200 different last names.

people great wall china
GuilinHoliday

 

Bizarrely there is more actual lemon juice in Lemon Pledge furniture polish than there is in Country Time Lemonade.

fresh lemonade
CopperCreekTradingCompany

 

There is a school of science that believes shaking the head in a negative manner comes from babies who turn their heads away from food when they’ve had their fill!

grumpy baby
Reddit

 

Weirdly, canned food was invented almost 50 years before anyone thought of making a can opener. What?!

canned food cash register
Flickr

 

If your name is Mary, it is illegal to be a prostitute in Siena, Italy.

mary statue
WikimediaCommons

 

The Google Earth database is more than 20 petabytes which translates as around 20 million gigabytes!

google earth
Softonic

 

Interestingly the King James Bible has been the inspiration for more pop song lyrics than any other book!

justin bieber
Mirror/GettyImages

 

7 whole Yankee Stadiums could fit within the Mall of America… it’s huge!

mall of america
MallOfAmerica

 

This guy is former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau. He once dated Kim Cattrall. No joke!

pierre prime minister canada
daveberta

 

The only king in a deck of cards without a mustache is the King of Hearts!

king of hearts
madore

 

The poor old starfish doesn’t have a brain!

starfish
Wikipedia/HansHillewaert

 

King Francis I of France hung the Mona Lisa up in his bathroom after the death of Leonardo da Vinci.

mona lisa
Wikipedia

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Check out part 2 below:
15 Totally Awesome Facts You Never Knew – Part 2